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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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